Excerpt from Reminiscences and Incidents of a Long Life This work is given to the public at the earnest request of many of our most prominent ministers of the gospel, and a great multitude of lay members, amongst whom I have labored, either as pastor, or evangelist. Its preparation was commenced many years ago. A large portion of it was written some time before Rev. Dr. Jeter began the publication of his "Recollections of a Long Life," in the Religious Herald, of Richmond, Va. So that, although there may be some resemblance between his "Recollections," and my "Reminiscences," it must not be supposed that my book is a mere imitation of his. Its publication has been delayed to the present time, so that it might contain as nearly all of my life and labors as possible. I am now within a few weeks of seventy-nine years of age. I have been preaching the gospel fifty-nine years. And it is not likely that I will be able to perform much more public ministerial work. The incidents related in the book are mostly those that have fallen under my own observation. I trust they will be interesting and profitable to all who may read them. God has honored me greatly in my ministry; and many thousands have been led to Jesus for salvation, through my humble instrumentality. To his adorable name be all the glory! Amen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.